After the Yamamoto Regiment was severely damaged, Colonel Watanabe also became cautious.
Although the troops he commanded were the largest among the three-way sweep forces, it stands to reason that the garrison would not target them even if they still wanted to attack.
The deputy co-captain and several captains all had this idea, thinking that the co-captain was a little too nervous.
But Colonel Watanabe didn’t see it that way.
The garrison regiment severely damaged the Yamamoto Regiment in one night, and destroyed the heavy artillery brigade and the reinforcement brigade. It can definitely be called a miracle. A battle that everyone thought was impossible not only happened, but the garrison regiment also won in the end.
This battle shocked Watanabe too much.
He even put himself in his shoes and thought about whether he would dare to fight this battle if he were put in the position of leader of the garrison.
The final result was that he didn't dare, and even if he fought, there was no possibility of winning.
But the defense team won the battle and created this miracle.
From that moment on, Colonel Watanabe put away his contempt for the garrison, especially the leader of the garrison, Li Hao.
He could create a miracle of severely damaging the Watanabe Regiment and completely annihilating the Replenishment Brigade and the Heavy Artillery Brigade in one night. He could certainly create another miracle: severely damaging the Watanabe Regiment.
The idea that came to my mind was too scary.
Colonel Watanabe didn't want to make the same mistake again, so he could only force himself to be as cautious as possible and not give the enemy any opportunities to take advantage of him.
"Sir, it will get dark in an hour. Should the troops camp on the spot and prepare to rest?" the deputy captain brought Colonel Watanabe back to reality and reported with a serious face.
Watanabe did not speak, but jumped off his horse and climbed to a nearby high ground, raising his telescope to observe the terrain.
The more he looked at it, the more solemn his face became. He put down the telescope and shook his head in denial: "No!"
"There are hills nearby. If an enemy wants to attack us at night, they can suppress us by firing a mortar to the top of the hill."
"In addition, the surrounding terrain is too complex, and people can be hidden everywhere, making it difficult for us to guard against them."
After saying that, Colonel Watanabe raised the telescope again and looked farther away.
After a while, his eyes were fixed in one direction.
The frowned brows gradually relaxed: "There is a high ground three kilometers ahead. It is very big. We will be stationed on the high ground tonight."
"This way the troops can patrol and guard at night. They only need to keep an eye on the foot of the mountain."
"In case of attack, we can directly rely on the favorable terrain to carry out layer-by-layer defense to block their attack."
"Hi!"
The deputy captain responded quickly.
Li Hao and his guards followed the Watanabe Regiment, looking for opportunities.
Seeing that the Japanese had chosen to be stationed on high ground, I couldn't help but frown.
Hong Linfeng wanted to be more exaggerated, his brows were twisted into a big "Sichuan", and then he analyzed with dissatisfaction: "Captain, these little devils are too cautious."
"The station is located on high ground. You can attack when you advance and defend when you retreat. If they don't have planes or reinforcements, we can use the method of trapping the enemy to block them on the high ground and starve them to death. But they have everything, so
This method will not work, and we only have one night to fight, and we must retreat before dawn."
"The time is so short, and the terrain advantage and troop advantage are both in the hands of the Japanese. How can we fight?"
"Blast with artillery!"
Li Hao answered firmly, simply and directly, and his words were full of murderous intent.
Then he looked at Hong Linfeng and asked: "Chief of Staff, have you finished counting all the things I asked you to count?"
"Okay!" Hong Linfeng was frightened by Li Hao's murderous aura and quickly replied.
"There are still 17 mountain artillery pieces that the whole regiment can immediately mobilize to the battlefield, and there are still 782 rounds of supporting artillery shells. On average, each gun can be allocated 46 rounds."
"There are 9 heavy mortars, equipped with 638 rounds of artillery shells. On average, each gun can receive 71 rounds."
"There are 16 ordinary mortars, equipped with 1,586 rounds of artillery shells. Each gun can average 100 rounds of artillery shells."
"38 flying thunder cannons were temporarily produced, and each cannon was equipped with 5 explosive bags."
"This was made by using up all the explosives in stock. Once they are used up, they are gone. In total, there are nearly 3,000 rounds of artillery shells and nearly 200 explosive packets."
Li Hao was thoughtful and continued to ask: "Where is the heavy artillery sent by Xiao Yuan?"
"Twelve heavy artillery pieces, all of which are 105mm caliber mountain cannons, with long range and high power."
"Because they hadn't fired a single shell when they ate up the heavy artillery brigade, we captured all the ammunition the Japanese soldiers carried with them, with an average of 150 shells per gun."
Li Hao made a decisive decision: "Take out 600 rounds of heavy artillery shells. I will use 3,600 rounds of artillery shells and nearly 200 explosive bags to prepare an artillery feast for the Japanese Watanabe Regiment and use artillery fire to station them."
Plow the hilltops to see which one is more powerful, our artillery shells or their flesh and blood."
"The time is tight, and this is only a temporary station for the Watanabe Regiment for one night, so I am sure they will not build a permanent firepower point on the mountain."
"So for the attacking infantry, ordinary mortars and mine cannons are enough to provide them with fire cover, knocking out the enemies and blocking firepower they encounter along the way."
"Order: Ordinary mortars and thunder cannons must be strengthened for each main company participating in the attack to directly provide artillery support to the infantry."
"All artillery shells and explosive packets have also been removed to ensure that the attacking troops have sufficient artillery shells for use."
"Mountain artillery, heavy mortars, large-caliber mountain artillery, and artillery battalions are under unified command."
"Tell Yuan Qingfeng that while ensuring the absolute safety of the twelve heavy artillery pieces, first kill the artillery equipped by the Watanabe Regiment, then cover the entire high ground with artillery fire, use up all the artillery shells I prepared for them, and then they can retreat
Already."
On the top of the mountain, Colonel Watanabe's headquarters tent was erected here.
At seven o'clock in the evening, just as the troops began to eat dinner, the scream of artillery shells streaking across the sky reached his ears.
Colonel Watanabe reacted quickly, dropped the dishes and rushed out of the tent.
"Boom boom boom..."
As soon as he stepped out of the tent, there was an explosion, and the nearest shell was less than thirty meters away from him.
"Protect sir, move to the west of the high ground. The artillery shells are coming from the east of the high ground." The guard captain rushed over and shouted.
Seeing that Colonel Watanabe was intact, he couldn't help but let out a deep breath.
He has an unshirkable responsibility for the safety of the commander. If the commander has an accident on the battlefield, he will not survive.
Then he commanded his subordinates to surround the commander and begin the transfer.
Colonel Watanabe looked solemn, as the thing he was most worried about happened.
When everyone thought that it was impossible for the garrison to defeat Watanabe United, they came anyway.
He was also glad that his thoughts were not influenced by them and he insisted on his own opinion along the way. When everyone was relaxed, he did not insist on asking the troops to strengthen their alert.
Now it seems that my persistence is right. Maybe I will save my life tonight because of my persistence.
